Combination utensil



1943? I I J. DI PIETRd 2,331,068

COMBINATION UTENSIL FiledDec. 11, 1942 Inqentpr Jase 10711 Iz'Pz'e fro@Mddlgh.

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Patented Oct. 5, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION UTENSILJoseph Di Pietro, Woodlawn, Md. Application December 11, 1942, SerialNo. 468,735 1 1 Claim. (01. 210 155) My invention relates toimprovements in com-,- bination utensils, the principal object in viewbeing to provide a device of the character indicated for quickly andeasily filling nursing bottles, and

the like, and combining the advantages of both a funnel and a strainer,and which may be easily and thoroughly cleaned, used either as acombination utensil, or otherwise, as desired, is simple in constructionand inexpensive to manufacture.

To the accomplishment of the above, and subordinate objects presentlyappearing, a preferred embodiment of my invention has been illustratedin the accompanying drawing, set forth in detail in the succeedingdescription, and defined in the claim appended hereto.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my. improved combinationutensil, partly broken away,

Figure 2 is a view in plan, and

Figure 3 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure2.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, according to my invention, afunnel l of the usual type and size suitable for filling nursing bottlesis provided around the mouth thereof with an annular, extension neck 2crimped to form internal threads 3 therein. Combined with the funnel lis a strainer unit comprising an annular frame 4 including a similarlyshaped short skirt 5 crimped to provide external threads 6 thereon bymeans of which the neck 2 maybe turned onto said skirt, as shown inFigure 3. The frame 4 is rolled around a double strand looped end I of atwisted wire handle 8 extending out from the frame 4 and equipped withthe usual hand grip 9. A dished, mesh wire strainer I is suitablysecured at its edges in the frame 4 to depend into the mouth of thefunnel I.

As will be readily'apparent, the combined utensil described may beeasily handled to insert the funnel in the mouths of nursing bottles andstraining and filling may be quickly accomplished in the use of thesame. Also the strainer unit and funnel I may be easily detached onefrom V 10 the other for cleaning, or for use as separate units. Further,the device is simple in construcceptible of modification withoutdeparting from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved tosuch modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is: In' a utensil of the class described, a strainer Icomprising an annular frame including a threaded skirt, a dishedstrainer member fixed in said frame to depend out of said skirt, a.funnel unit having a neck threaded onto said skirt, said frame having arolled upper edge, and a twisted edge is rolled. J a

- JOSEPH DI PIE'IRO.

wire handle extending out of said edge-and having a double strand loopedend around which aid

